Refrigerator



(No Model.

T. H. WEIRIOH.

REFRIGERATOR. No. 424,744. Patented Apr. 1,1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

THOMAS H. IVEIRIGH, OF MONROE, IVISCONSIN.

REFRIGERATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 424,744, dated April1, 1890.

Application filed August 15, 1889. Serial No. 820,911. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS II. \VEIRICH, residing at Monroe, in thecounty of Green and State of iVisconsin, and a citizen of the UnitedStates, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Refrigerators, ofwhich the fol- .owing is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical section througha portion of a refrigerator provided with my improvements. Fig. 2 is avertical section taken at line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan View ofmy improved water-pan with the angular pieces over the air-spacesremoved.

This invention has for its object to provide a refrigerator with aremovable ice-receptacle and a drip-pan for catching the water from theice-receptacle, which pan consists of a number of long narrow pans whichreceWe the water, and a channel into which the water from the narrowpans flows, spaces being left between the long narrow pans, throughwhich cold air from the ice-receptacle can pass into theprovision-chamber, suitable strips being provided over the air-spaces toprevent the entrance of water therein, which I accomplish as illustratedin the drawings, and hereinafter described. That which I claim as newwill be set forth in the claim.

I11 the drawings, A represents a refrigerator-casing.

B represents the ice-receptacle, made of galvanized iron or othersuitable material. It is supported. at its upper end by having a smallportion of each of its sides at the top turned over to form a flange a,which rests upon a shoulder 011 the upper part of the case A, as shown.The bottom of the receptacle B consists of a number of cross strips Z1,placed a short distance apart.

C is a drip-pan, of galvanized iron or other suitable material, whichcan be supported. in any suitable manner beneath the ice-receptacle B.It consists of a number of long narrow pans (Z, extending from the frontwall m,to within a short distance of the rear wall, and a channel f,extending in a direction at right angles to the direction of the narrowpans d. The rear end of each of these narrow pans d does not extend upquite as high as its opposite end, as shown at e, to allow water thataccumulates in the narrow pans (Z to flow into the channel f, from whichit can flow through a hole g into a suitable discharge-pipe h to anordinary drip-pan beneath the refrigerator, as usual.

1' are spaces between the narrow pans d, through which spaces cold aircan pass from the ice-receptacle B to the provision-chamber.

Secured to the front and rear of the pan C at its upper edge are anumber of angular pieces 0, of metal or other suitable material, whichlie against or immediatelybeneath the bottom strips 12 of theicereceptacle. The strips 1) and pieces 0 are at right angles to eachother. The pieces 0 are directly above the air-spaces t' and prevent thewater from the ice-receptacle from entering such spaces.

j is a light metallic frame secured to the front and rear of the insideof the case A, on which frame the inner ends of shelves can rest. Thisframe j surrounds the ice-receptacle.

D is the upper portion of the provisionchamber.

E is a door over the ice-receptacle.

Z are air-holes in the sides of the ice-receptacle.

In use ice is to be placed in the receptacle B, as usual, and as the icemelts the water will drip through the openings between the strips 6 ontothe inclined faces of the pieces 0, which will direct it into the longnarrow pans (1. hen the water in these narrow pans (Z has risen to theedges of their rear or inner end walls, (which, as shown at c, are lowerthan the opposite end walls,) it will flow into the channel f and escapethrough the pipe it into a drip-pan beneath the refrigerator, as usual,or elsewhere, as the pipe may lead. Air in the provision-chamber willpass into the ice-receptacle B through the holes I and will pass downand out between the bottom strips (1 and through the spaces '6 into theprovision-chamber, coming in contact in its passage with the cold waterwhich accumulates in the long narrow pans (Z. The cold water in thesenarrow pans thus aids very materially in keeping the air in theprovision-chamber at a very low temperature and renders the use of alarge quantity of ice in the receptacle B unnecessary.

The ice-receptacle can be easily removed from the case A for cleaningand other purposes, and when removed access can be readily had to thepan C for any purpose through 5 the door or doors of theprovision-chamber.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is asfollows:

In a refrigerator, the combination of a casing A, the ice-receptacle B,the drip-pan 0,

IO composed of a number of long narrow pans d with air-spaces betweenthem, a channel f,

connected With the pan 0 and located at one end of and at right anglesto the pans d, and angular pieces 0, secured to the front and rear upperedges of the pan 0 and over the spaces 15 i, substantially as and forthe purposes specified.

THOMAS H. \VEIRIC-H.

Witnesses:

E. LUDLoW, STEPHEN lVIILLER.

